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Red Sox BOS

201793–69 (0.574)Made Playoffs
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President of baseball ops: Dave Dombrowski

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2017, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$173M
Surplus $M
-40
Win %
0.574
TAB
+1.9
WAB
+7.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
39.5
Dead money %
31%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-4.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2017 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RChristian Vázquez95
BSandy León84
BBlake Swihart4

1B

LMitch Moreland138
RSam Travis21
RHanley Ramirez18
RJosh Rutledge5
LBrock Holt2
RDeven Marrero1

2B

RDustin Pedroia98
LBrock Holt31
RJosh Rutledge16
RDeven Marrero11
REduardo Núñez⇄10
LTzu-Wei Lin10
LMarco Hernández6
BPablo Sandoval⇄1

3B

LRafael Devers56
RDeven Marrero53
BPablo Sandoval⇄29
RJosh Rutledge20
REduardo Núñez⇄20
LMarco Hernández9
LBrock Holt9
LTzu-Wei Lin9
RChristian Vázquez2
RSteve Selsky2
RChase d'Arnaud⇄2

SS

RXander Bogaerts146
RHanley Ramirez7
REduardo Núñez⇄6
RDeven Marrero6
LTzu-Wei Lin6
LMarco Hernández5

LF

LAndrew Benintendi123
RChris Young39
LBrock Holt10
RRajai Davis⇄4

CF

LJackie Bradley Jr.132
LAndrew Benintendi30
RRajai Davis⇄12
RSteve Selsky1

RF

RMookie Betts153
RChris Young8
LBrock Holt2
RRajai Davis⇄1

DH

RHanley Ramirez108
RChris Young25
LMitch Moreland9
RDustin Pedroia7
RSam Travis4
LBrock Holt3
RSteve Selsky2
REduardo Núñez⇄2
RChristian Vázquez2
BPablo Sandoval⇄2
BBlake Swihart1
LRafael Devers1
RRajai Davis⇄1
LTzu-Wei Lin1

Starters

LChris Sale7.7 WAR
LDrew Pomeranz2.9 WAR
RRick Porcello2.0 WAR
LEduardo Rodriguez1.9 WAR
LDavid Price1.5 WAR
RDoug Fister1.3 WAR
LBrian Johnson0.2 WAR
RHector Velazquez0.1 WAR
RKyle Kendrick0.0 WAR
RSteven Wright-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RCraig Kimbrel35 sv
RMatt Barnes21 h
RHeath Hembree14 h
RJoe Kelly13 h
LRobby Scott12 h
RBrandon Workman4 h
LFernando Abad2 h
RBlaine Boyer2 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 2016)

PlayerfWAR
Chris Sale7.7
Doug Fister1.3
Eduardo Núñez1.0
Mitch Moreland0.9
Rafael Devers0.6
Blaine Boyer0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2016)

Player2016 fWAR
David Ortiz4.6
Brad Ziegler0.8
Koji Uehara0.6
Clay Buchholz0.5
Travis Shaw0.5
Tommy Layne0.3

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Red Sox. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2017; everyone else is shown as a 2017 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Chris Sale 2017 +7.7 +153.9 12.0 +141.9 $1.6M 2.50× Extension · 2027–2028 · $27.0M AAV
Mookie Betts 2017 +4.7 +66.7 0.9 +65.7 $0.2M 1.79× Extension · 2024–2032 · $30.4M AAV
Craig Kimbrel 2017 +3.2 +65.9 13.2 +52.7 $4.1M 2.57× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Drew Pomeranz 2017 +2.9 +46.1 4.5 +41.7 $1.5M 1.96× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Xander Bogaerts 2017 +3.3 +30.8 4.5 +26.3 $1.4M 1.18× Free Agent · 2023–2033 · $25.5M AAV
Christian Vázquez 2017 +2.9 +22.9 0.6 +22.4 $0.2M 1.00× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Eduardo Rodriguez 2017 +1.9 +22.6 0.6 +22.1 $0.3M 1.49× Free Agent · 2024–2028 · $20.0M AAV
Jackie Bradley Jr. 2017 +2.4 +23.4 3.6 +19.8 $1.5M 1.22× –
Andrew Benintendi 2017 +1.9 +18.6 0.5 +18.0 $0.3M 1.22× Free Agent · 2023–2027 · $15.0M AAV
Doug Fister 2017 +1.3 +10.8 1.8 +9.0 $1.3M 1.02× –
Matt Barnes 2017 +1.0 +5.2 0.6 +4.6 $0.6M 0.67× –
Eduardo Núñez↔ 2017 +1.0 +4.8 1.4 +3.4 $1.4M 0.58× –
Rick Porcello 2017 +2.0 +23.4 20.1 +3.3 $10.2M 1.49× –
Rafael Devers 2017 +0.6 +2.9 0.2 +2.7 $0.3M 0.58× Extension · 2023–2033 · $31.4M AAV
Heath Hembree 2017 +0.5 +2.7 0.5 +2.1 $1.1M 0.67× –
Blaine Boyer 2017 +0.4 +2.0 0.4 +1.6 $1.0M 0.67× –
Austin Maddox 2017 +0.3 +1.7 0.2 +1.5 $0.6M 0.67× –
Brian Johnson 2017 +0.2 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.5M 1.02× –
Joe Kelly 2017 +0.7 +3.6 2.8 +0.8 $4.2M 0.67× –
Sandy León 2017 +0.5 +2.1 1.3 +0.8 $2.6M 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Hector Velázquez 2017 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.5 $1.1M 0.67× –
Carson Smith 2017 +0.2 +0.9 0.6 +0.3 $3.4M 0.67× –
Chase d'Arnaud↔ 2017 +0.1 +0.3 0.0 +0.3 $0.5M 0.58× –
Tzu-Wei Lin 2017 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $1.8M 0.56× –
Fernando Abad 2017 +0.3 +1.7 2.0 -0.3 $6.3M 0.67× –
Kyle Martin 2017 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Kyle Kendrick 2017 +0.0 +0.4 1.0 -0.6 $20.4M 1.02× –
Roenis Elías 2017 -0.0 -0.0 0.6 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Brandon Workman 2017 -0.0 -0.1 0.6 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Noé Ramirez↔ 2017 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Ben Taylor 2017 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Marco Hernández 2017 -0.1 -0.6 0.5 -1.1 – 0.58× –
Sam Travis 2017 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Steve Selsky 2017 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 -1.1 – 0.58× –
Mitch Moreland 2017 +0.9 +4.1 5.5 -1.4 $6.0M 0.56× –
Robbie Ross Jr. 2017 +0.1 +0.4 1.8 -1.4 $24.1M 0.67× –
Rajai Davis↔ 2017 -0.1 -0.9 0.9 -1.7 – 0.83× –
Deven Marrero 2017 -0.4 -1.7 0.3 -2.0 – 0.58× –
Josh Rutledge 2017 -0.4 -1.8 0.6 -2.4 – 0.58× –
Robby Scott 2017 -0.4 -2.1 0.5 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Addison Reed↔ 2017 +0.0 +0.1 2.9 -2.8 $407.9M 1.34× –
Brock Holt 2017 -0.6 -2.5 1.9 -4.5 – 0.56× –
Steven Wright 2017 -0.5 -4.3 0.6 -4.9 – 1.02× –
Chris Young 2017 -0.3 -1.9 6.5 -8.4 – 0.83× –
Dustin Pedroia 2017 +1.2 +5.6 15.0 -9.4 $12.1M 0.56× –
Pablo Sandoval↔ 2017 -0.6 -3.5 7.1 -10.7 – 0.69× –
David Price 2017 +1.5 +18.1 30.0 -11.9 $19.7M 1.49× –
Hanley Ramirez 2017 -0.3 -1.6 22.8 -24.4 – 0.69× –
Blake Swihart 2017 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $7.3M 0.52× –
Total—+39.6+520.4173.1+346.8—

Trades

Every graded 2017 deal involving the Red Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2017 · OAK / BOS
OAK · Billy Beane +$6.4M
Rafael Rincones
BOS · Dave Dombrowski −$6.4M
Rajai Davis
OAK came out ahead by $6.4M
2017 · SFG / BOS
SFG · Brian Sabean +$11.2M
Shaun Anderson, Gregory Santos
BOS · Dave Dombrowski −$11.2M
Eduardo Núñez
SFG came out ahead by $11.2M
2017 · NYM / BOS
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$1.6M
Gerson Bautista, Jamie Callahan, Stephen Nogosek
BOS · Dave Dombrowski −$1.6M
Addison Reed
NYM came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2017 payroll
$173.3M
2018 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2017, 2017–2023. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2017; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
David Price317.164$30.0MFREE AGENT
Hanley Ramirez3311.014$22.8MFREE AGENT
Rick Porcello287.170$20.1MFREE AGENT
Dustin Pedroia3314.041$15.0MFREE AGENT
Craig Kimbrel296.066$13.2MFREE AGENT
Chris Sale286.061$12.0MFREE AGENT
Pablo Sandoval308.047$7.1MFREE AGENT
Chris Young3310.162$6.5MFREE AGENT
Mitch Moreland316.067$5.5MFREE AGENT
Doug Fister337.058$1.8MFREE AGENT
Kyle Kendrick327.159$1.0MFREE AGENT
Rajai Davis369.167$872kFREE AGENT
Blaine Boyer358.070$371kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Xander Bogaerts243.041$4.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Pomeranz284.013$4.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jackie Bradley Jr.274.000$3.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Addison Reed285.001$2.9MFREE AGENT
Joe Kelly294.029$2.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Abad315.073$2.0MFREE AGENT
Brock Holt293.052$1.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robbie Ross Jr.284.100$1.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduardo Núñez305.090$1.4MFREE AGENT
Brandon Workman283.018$635kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Rutledge283.090$600kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (25)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Sandy León282.149$1.3MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mookie Betts242.070$950kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Wright322.089$594kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduardo Rodriguez241.130$584kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roenis Elías281.119$582kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Barnes271.110$564kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Christian Vázquez262.031$561kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carson Smith272.028$557kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Benintendi220.062$549kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Heath Hembree281.106$547kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robby Scott270.031$537kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marco Hernández240.105$536kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Selsky270.043$535kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Taylor240.000$535kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Deven Marrero260.106$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Travis230.000$219kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Devers200.000$205kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Maddox260.000$196kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tzu-Wei Lin230.000$152kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hector Velázquez280.000$140kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Swihart251.133$91kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Johnson260.012$85kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chase d'Arnaud302.045$34kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Noé Ramirez270.102$15kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Martin26–$15k

Graphs

How each 2017 acquisition stacked onto Red Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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